Nurses on the Ward

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Following the nurses of Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth as they work across multiple areas of the hospital treating both male and female patients from a range of age groups. The highs and lows of each day are revealed as the nurses dress major surgical wounds, liaison with family, urgently move patients to theatre, conduct blood transfusions and much more.

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Episode 1Nurses on the Ward

In Portsmouth's Queen Alexandra Hospital, newly-minted Matron Steph helps her team care for patients, including 79-year-old Gordon who suffered a sudden loss of consciousness at home.

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Episode 2Nurses on the Ward

Matron Hazera responds to an emergency and battles to find enough staff, while Renee treats a patient with a flare-up of ulcerative colitis and Sarah cares for a terminally ill patient.

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Episode 3Nurses on the Ward

Matron Steph trials a system to see patients quicker in ED, Renee supports a young woman with anorexia, and Rhona cares for Raymond, a patient with suspected sepsis.

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Episode 4Nurses on the Ward

Caroline treats stroke patient Maureen, Sarah helps terminally-ill cancer patient Siobhan get her pain under control, and midwives Amy and Katie deliver a perfect birth.

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Episode 5Nurses on the Ward

Matron Steph and James treat some very sick patients on the busiest shift Steph has seen in the emergency dept, while Caitlin cares for a good Samaritan in a lot of pain.

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Episode 6Nurses on the Ward

It's Halloween and Matron Hazera is having a staffing nightmare, Matron Steph meets an abusive patient in police custody, and Amy helps deliver premature identical twins via c-section.

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Episode 7Nurses on the Ward

Amy deals with a serious emergency during a birth, Caroline must rapidly help her patient breathe again, and Rhona treats Keith, who may have a life-threatening infection.

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Episode 8Nurses on the Ward

Three young newly-qualified twenty-something nurses Renee, Caitlin and Military Nurse James cope with the pressures of working for the NHS and finding a work-life balance.

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Episode 9Nurses on the Ward

Caroline treats a father of four with severe pancreatitis, Rhona restores her patient's health with a large blood transfusion, and Sarah cares for a mum with incurable stomach cancer.

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Episode 10Nurses on the Ward

James and Matron Steph have an influx of admissions in the emergency department, Matron Hazera tries to discharge patients to free up beds, and Katie stays late for a high-risk delivery.

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